Meredith Hobbs
Meredith Hobbs writes about the Atlanta legal community and the business of law. Contact her at [email protected] or 404.419.2837. On Twitter: @MeredithHobbs.
January 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Womble Bond Dickinson Lands Patent Pro—and Other 'On the Move' NewsPatent partner Kean DeCarlo joins newly trans-Atlantic Womble, plus other comings, goings and partner promotions.
By Meredith Hobbs |
6 minute read
December 28, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Year in Review: Big Law Firms Got Bigger in Crowded Atlanta MarketThe year started with Eversheds Sutherland's trans-Atlantic megacombination, with other firms jockeying for advantage in Georgia and beyond.
By Meredith Hobbs |
8 minute read
December 14, 2017 | Daily Report Online
To Woo Clients, Big Law Defectors Find Strength in NumbersAndrew Dick says his new venture can help boutique lawyers combine forces and land larger clients while still running their own shops.
By Meredith Hobbs |
30 minute read
December 08, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Sees Slow Rise in Billing Rates as Biggest Firms Pull AheadThe largest, most-profitable firms drove the greatest increase in billing rates this year, according to data from Wells Fargo and Citi Private Bank's law firm banking divisions.
By Meredith Hobbs
5 minute read
December 07, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Norwood, Bottoms Lawyer Up in Mayoral Runoff AftermathVincent Russo Jr. of the Robbins Firm is representing Mary Norwood as she squares off with Keisha Lance Bottoms over the close election results. Bottoms has turned to Robert Highsmith Jr. of Holland & Knight and others.
By Meredith Hobbs |
15 minute read
December 05, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Legal Services' Holmen to Retire, Sparking Search for New LeaderHolmen went to law school to become a poverty lawyer, providing access to justice to those who can't afford it—and she's done just that over a 43-year career.
By Meredith Hobbs |
5 minute read
December 05, 2017 | Daily Report Online
McCalla Raymer Snaps Up Another Foreclosure Firm as Consolidation ContinuesAtlanta-based real estate closing and foreclosure firm McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce acquired a big chunk of default services firm Buckley Madole, expanding into 10 states.
By Meredith Hobbs |
4 minute read
December 01, 2017 | International Edition
Courting Asia, Smith Gambrell Expands to Los AngelesAfter gaining a European foothold earlier this year, the firm is looking to the West Coast to expand its Asian clientele.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
December 01, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Courting Asia, Smith Gambrell Expands to Los AngelesAfter gaining a European foothold earlier this year, the firm is looking to the West Coast to grow its Asian clientele as it prepares to mark its 125th anniversary.
By Meredith Hobbs |
4 minute read
November 30, 2017 | Daily Report Online
King & Spalding Promotions Favor Corporate Lawyers, Atlanta OfficeThe majority of King & Spalding's 17 new partners are on the corporate side, and many of them are in Atlanta.
By Meredith Hobbs |
3 minute read
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